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Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni, photo: AFP Despite pressure from some groups to skip the event, President Obama attended the National Prayer Breakfast Thursday morning. But he used his speech at the event to strongly condemn the kill-gays bill in Uganda, which was introduced into that countr...
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Publ.Date : Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:11:52 -0800
::: New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand told an activists group’s dinner Saturday that she will “introduce an amendment to the budget that will bar the use of funds for the enforcement” of the military’s ‘don’t ask, don’t tell policy’, which prevents gay and lesbia...
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Publ.Date : Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:11:38 -0800
via BBC ::: A Malawi man has been arrested for putting up signs saying “Gay rights are human rights”. Police said Peter Sawali, 21, had placed posters in townships and along a main highway near Blantyre, the country’s largest city, AFP reports. LGBT rights has become a much-disc...
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Publ.Date : Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:49:56 -0800
::: The Palm Center, a think tank at the University of California, Santa Barbara, announced today that it will convene a summit this Spring of officials and experts from military forces that allow gay men and lesbians to serve openly. Dr. Aaron Belkin, the director of Palm Center,...
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Publ.Date : Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:31:43 -0800
Jacob via Utica Observer Dispatch ::: Citing “important issues” the case raises in enforcing federal civil rights laws, the US Department of Justice has asked a judge to allow it to intervene in a lawsuit against an upstate New York school district that is alleged to have ig...
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Publ.Date : Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:50:25 -0800
Eric Schulthise via GLTNewsNow San Diego police are investigating the deaths of two well-known gay men who were found Friday afternoon with bullet wounds at a condominium apartment in the City Heights neighborhood. The two men were identified Saturday by the county medical examiner as Eric B. Sch...
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Publ.Date : Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:01:12 -0800
Rep. Duncan Hunter Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA) offered one of the more bizarre GOP arguments yesterday against repeal of the military’s ‘don’t ask, don’t tell policy’. In an interview with NPR’s Melissa Block [clip below] last night on All Things Considered, Hunter raised the spect...
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Publ.Date : Wed, 03 Feb 2010 10:36:06 -0800
Rhiannon O’Donnabhain via GLAD In a precedent-setting decision that could affect thousands, the US Tax Court ruled Tuesday that treatment for gender identity disorder (GID), including sex-reassignment surgery, qualifies as medical care and is therefore tax-deductable. The case was brought on...
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Publ.Date : Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:33:41 -0800
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Updated : Sat, 14 Nov 2009 07:02:00 EDT
By CHRIS JOHNSON A House committee has scheduled Wednesday for its markup of a bill that would make benefits available to the same-sex partners of federal employees. The House Oversight & Government Reform Committee markup of the legislation, known as the Domestic Partnership Benefits & Obl...
Publ.Date : Sat, 14 Nov 2009 06:46:00 EST
ST. LOUIS (AP) The Archdiocese of St. Louis says Archbishop Robert Carlson used $10,000 in discretionary funds to support the successful effort to prevent legalization of gay marriage in Maine. Such money, from private gifts, has been used previously to financially support everything from disaste...
Publ.Date : Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:03:00 EST
FORT WORTH (AP) Texas' liquor board plans to change the way it conducts investigations into excessive use of force allegations, the agency said Thursday, after its agents were accused of wrongdoing during a raid at a gay bar that left a customer with severe head wounds. Fort Worth police, who ...
Publ.Date : Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:54:00 EST
MEMPHIS (AP) Memphis police have arrested two men for what began as vandalism and ended in a fight with officers. A news release from the department said plain clothes officers watched two men in front of the Gay and Lesbian Community Center on Wednesday as one of them set fire to the rope on a f...
Publ.Date : Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:46:00 EST
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) The Mormon church for the first time has announced its support of gay rights legislation, an endorsement that helped gain unanimous approval for Salt Lake city laws banning discrimination against gays in housing and employment. The Utah-based church's support ahead of Tuesday ...
Publ.Date : Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:12:00 EST
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) A gay rights group plans to meet with Rhode Island's governor, who this week vetoed legislation allowing same-sex couples to plan the funerals of their partners. Susan Heroux, a member of Queer Action of Rhode Island, said the meeting with Gov. Don Carcieri has been schedule...
Publ.Date : Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:40:00 EST
VATICAN CITY (AP) The Vatican on Monday confirmed that opening the door to married Anglican priests doesn't mean the Roman Catholic church is easing the requirement for celibacy for its clergy. The Holy See press office released rules and guidelines, known as an Apostolic Constitution, as part of...
Publ.Date : Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:15:00 EST
By CHRIS JOHNSON, Washington Blade A Senate hearing Thursday for the Employment Non-Discrimination Act alternated between tales of discrimination and wrangling over the bill's exemptions for religious groups. The Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee heard testimony on the...
Publ.Date : Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:17:00 EST
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Updated : Tue, 12 Jan 2010 04:09:42 GMT
Happy SHEaster, ya'll! We celebrate the great gay holiday with a phone call from "W is for Work" star Kevin Aviance, inside scoop from Jonny's first week on the set of The Big Gay Sketch Show Season 3, we mock Linsday Lohan's latest lezbo antics and we finally answer our "Male Bag" questions fro...
Publ.Date : Tue, 14 Apr 2009 04:00:00 GMT
Big Gay Sketch Mania! Jonny welcomes funny ladies Nicole Paone and Kate Mckinnon to spill the tea on the filming of BGSS Season 3! Plus Jonny's week of super celebrity run-ins, new music at your leisure and appearances by Britney, Jamie-Lynn, K-Fed. Paula Abdul and Waffles! Brought to you by audible...
Publ.Date : Tue, 12 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT
Homo Homies in the house! Kray Kray and The Hey Hey A.K.A. The lovely and talented Miss Erickatoure Aviance and sweet and soulful Adam Joseph are in the studio for the whole show! We spill the tea on the goings on at the mega-manly Folsom East fair! Jonny and A.Jo see Sasha Fierce upclose and we ...
Publ.Date : Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT
It's like a Gay Pimpin' Family Reunion this week as Erickatoure, Xander and Davey Makeout come in to spill the tea on all the looks from the "My Pumps" videoshoot, Maxi J debuts her hot new Junior Vasquez produced single, "insecurities" and The Miish stops by to talk about his new style blog, t...
Publ.Date : Tue, 26 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT
Watch Out! Here comes The Puddin'! Chocolate Puddin' crashes the show to spill the secrets from the set of The Big Gay Sketch Show Season 3! Plus: Mutha Krunk graces us with his special brand of Sparkle Magick, Jonny has a new fave girl group and Jennifer Aniston stops by. R.I.P. The Heavenly Ange...
Publ.Date : Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:00:00 GMT
LEZtastic! The supercool lez ladies of Autostraddle.com visit the studio to give us the lowdown on the latest in lady on lady lovin' and their hot new website in the latest edition of Martin's Awkward Interview series! Plus Britney takes Europe, Jonny's high fashion run in and Linda's Dad takes on a...
Publ.Date : Tue, 09 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT
Hurray For Hollywood! Gay Pimpin' goes totally LALA land when Jonny's Hollywood Homegirl, the hilarious and beautiful Nadya Ginsberg stops by the studio! Then we get a person to person call from the one and only Queen of LA, Micheal Serrato who dishes on his trip to Paris Hilton's house and an awkwa...
Publ.Date : Tue, 28 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT
Happy Berfday Jonny! We play Jonny's fave music of past and present as he preps for his HOMOLICIOUS Comedy Birthday Cake show in NYC. We welcome safe sex pioneer, Richard Berkowitz to talk about the new documentary, "Sex Positive" and Britney Spears shows up in a fightin' mood! Brought to you by ...
Publ.Date : Tue, 14 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT
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